Fractional & Consulting Jobs in New York, NY

What does the fractional & consulting market look like in New York, NY?

160 fractional & consulting positions across 124 companies. That's 4% of all jobs in New York, NY. 30 (19%) are remote-friendly.

Top fractional & consulting employers in New York, NY

Most common fractional & consulting titles

What do Fractional & Consulting roles pay in New York, NY?

$125k median based on 123 roles with published salary data.

Fractional & Consulting jobs in New York, NY: the overview

The fractional and consulting hiring picture in New York shifts week to week. This is where it stands today. There are 160 open fractional and consulting roles in New York, NY across 124 companies in our current dataset. Of those, 30 (19%) are tagged remote-friendly, so you are not limited to candidates who can be in the office five days a week.

Day to day, fractional and consulting work in New York, NY means running a single function part-time for several companies at once, usually a few days a month each. The specifics change with the company and the seniority of the role, but that core stays the same whether you land at KPMG or a smaller firm posting one seat at a time.

Seniority of fractional & consulting roles in New York, NY

Where the 160 openings sit by level. The biggest single band is entry level at 36% of listings, which tells you where the New York market is densest for this category.

• Entry Level: 35 roles (36%)
• Mid-Level: 21 roles (21%)
• Senior: 14 roles (14%)
• Director: 14 roles (14%)
• VP & Above: 11 roles (11%)
• C-Level: 3 roles (3%)

How to read the fractional & consulting pay numbers in New York, NY

The $125k median above is drawn from 123 New York, NY listings that published a salary, with a band running from $33k to $500k. That spread is wide on purpose: it covers entry-level seats and senior roles in the same category. Fractional work is usually billed as a day rate or monthly retainer, so an annualized figure assumes a steady book of clients. Income varies with how many engagements run at once.

The median is the figure to plan around. The maximum often comes from one unusually senior seat, and what you can expect in New York depends far more on your level and the specific company. New York pay tends to move with the local cost of living, so a national average can mislead either direction.

Skills that fractional & consulting employers in New York, NY look for

Whatever the exact title, fractional and consulting roles in New York keep asking for the same things:

You will not need every one for every job, but a posting that lists three or four of these is the norm. The single most-posted title here is Senior Delivery Practice Manager, Advisory, so tailoring your profile toward that role pays off in New York.

Who is hiring for fractional & consulting in New York, NY

Context on the New York side of the market: The fractional and consulting roles in New York, NY concentrate in a few industries: Finance & Banking, Professional Services, Retail & E-Commerce, and Technology. That mix is worth noting, because the same job title pays and operates differently inside a finance & banking company than it does elsewhere.

These 160 roles make up a real slice of New York, NY hiring. The fastest way in is rarely the apply button. Referred candidates get hired at roughly four times the rate of cold applicants, which is why matching openings to people you already know beats blasting applications.

Career path for fractional & consulting roles

If you are mapping a longer arc, fractional and consulting careers tend to climb like this. A typical climb in New York, NY runs roughly:

1. Senior individual contributor
2. Head of function
3. Fractional leader
4. Advisor or board member

Few people walk every rung in order. Lateral moves between companies, especially toward a larger employer like KPMG, are how most people in New York jump a level faster than waiting for an internal promotion.

Why a referral beats a cold application in New York, NY

Applying cold to New York postings is the slow lane. 124 companies are posting fractional and consulting roles here, and the strongest of those 160 openings draw dozens of applicants each. A referred candidate gets hired at roughly four times the rate of someone who applies cold, because the resume lands on a hiring manager's desk with a name attached. At a company like KPMG, with 6 fractional and consulting seats open, a single warm introduction can move you past the resume pile.

That is the angle InsideTrack is built around. Upload your LinkedIn connections once, and we match them against the 160 fractional and consulting openings in New York, NY so you can see exactly which of these companies already has someone you know. Start with the full New York board or browse other cities if you are open to relocating.

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